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Cowboys, Mavericks attempt to play 'bad baseball' at Dirk Nowitzki's charity event

The Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki celebrates as he runs home to put a point on the board during Dirk's Nowitzki's 2016 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)

FRISCO -- Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki held his annual Heroes Celebrity Baseball game at Dr. Pepper Ballpark on Friday night.

The proceeds went to support the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and the Heroes Foundation, good causes supported by some questionable baseball.

Mavs coach Rick Carlisle, who managed Nowitzki's White Sox team, knew exactly what to expect beforehand.